Benjamin Steinberg (conductor)
(1915-1974)
American musician and civil rights activist
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Benjamin Steinberg (March 15, 1915 – January 29, 1974) was an American concert violinist, conductor, and civil rights activist, who is best remembered as the founding artistic director of the Symphony of the New World, the first racially integrated orchestra in the United States, its premiere concert was at New York City's Carnegie Hall on May 6, 1965.
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15 March 1915 Baltimore, Maryland, US
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29 January 1974 (aged 58) New York City
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